THIS WEEK AT WESLEY FROM THE PASTOR. Pastor Rick Ivey WESLEY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. October 18, 2018

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1 WESLEY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3810 N MAJOR DRIVE BEAUMONT, TX (409) THIS WEEK AT WESLEY Friday, October 19 9:00am PieceMakers Quilting Group (Room 106) Sunday, October 21 8:00am Traditional Worship (Sanctuary) 9:00am Sunday School 10:30am Traditional Worship (Sanctuary) Sunday School 11:30am Welcome Lunch (Dining Hall) 12:00pm Pumpkin Unload Contemporary Worship (Praise Center) 2:00pm Hearts to Hands Gathering (Room 105) 6:00pm ONE SM Sunday Night Live (Youth Building) Boundaries with Teens Small Group (Room 106) Monday, October 22 6:00pm Ladies Monday Bible Study (Parlor) Tuesday, October 23 8:00am Seeds for Needs Workday 1:30pm Marion s Bible Study (Bride s Room) Wednesday, October 24 11:00am Prayer Card Ministry (Conference Room) 12:00pm Communion Service (Sanctuary) 5:30pm Dinner (Dining Hall) 6:00pm ONE Students Mid-Week Worship (Youth) 6:30pm Life Groups & Bible Study Adventure Club Open Choir Rehearsal (Choir Room) Thursday, October 25 12:00pm Heart Sisters Bible Study (Bride s Room) Senior Games Day (Parlor) FROM THE PASTOR October 18, 2018 But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience. Romans 8:25 We live in an amazing world where you can get ripe fruit in the middle of winter at your grocery store, have just about anything delivered to our doorstep, and the Super Bowl is about the only thing we all watch at the same time as a nation. Even with all of the modern conveniences, there are still many times in our lives where we have to practice patience and trust that God is at work. We might want to accelerate the pace of our spiritual growth, see instant results from our prayers, or have a stronghold in our life fall immediately, but God will often uses those times of waiting for something greater than instant gratification. Just like a grain of sand irritates an oyster to slowly create a pearl, the times of waiting and patience in our life can strengthen us and produce results we never anticipated. For those of us that are currently in a time of waiting or for those that have grown impatient with how your life is progressing, take courage! The God who created the heavens and the earth, the one who breathed life into us, and holds the future in his hands is with you and will be with you as victory is revealed in your life and our world. In Christ, Pastor Rick Ivey For a complete listing of times, locations and additional events such as recovery meetings and scouts, visit

2 OUR FAITHFULNESS Attendance October 14-17, 2018 Sunday Morning Groups 9:00am Children 22 9:00am Adults 70 10:30am Children 14 10:30am Adults 19 Financial News: October 14, Church Expense Budget $1,469,208 Needed for One Week $28,254 Received 10/14/18 for Church Budget $20,605 Needed Income YTD for Expense Budget $1,158,414 Received Income YTD $1,028,014 Difference -$130,400 Sunday Worship 8:00 Worship 68 9:00 Worship :30 Worship 185 Live Stream 9:00am Worship 23 10:30am Worship 14 Wednesday Communion 19 ONE Students 85 Non-Budgeted Gifts Received Building Fund $200 Memorials - All Funds $25 Missions $145 MOSAIC $200 Soc. Of St. Stephen $75 One Student Ministry $120 Building Use $100 Community Garden $100 Life Supper $274 Hurricane Harvey $200 Pumpkin Patch $18,904 Pecans $182 VOLUNTEER CARDS Are you interested in volunteering in the Pumpkin Patch or at Fall Festival? We have these nifty cards available for you to sign up as a volunteer. Look for the cards outside the worship spaces or in the church office. After you have filled out the card return it to the welcome desk, drop it in the offering plate, or take it to the church office. Your information will be passed along to the volunteer coordinators for these events and they will contact you to get you signed up for a volunteer spot. It takes a lot of volunteers to make these events successful, we need YOU! Contact Jack George ( ) or stop by the church office.

3 OCTOBER EVENTS OPEN DAILY October 8-31, 2018 Hours of Operation Monday Friday (2pm-8pm) Saturday (9am-8pm) Sunday (12pm-8pm) If you would like to volunteer or in The Patch during regular operating hours, please contact Jonathan Martin or Susan Martin. Jonathan Martin (409) Susan Martin (409) WESLEY BOOKWORMS CANCELLED The Wesley Bookworms will not be meeting in October. NEW MEMBER LUNCH October 21-11:45am - Dining Hall If you have recently joined Wesley or have been visiting for awhile and are thinking about joining we want to get to know you. Join us for a special lunch on October 21. The lunch will give you the chance to meet other people that are new to Wesley, visit with Pastor Rick, other church staff members, and leaders in the church, ask questions and get information about Wesley. A sack lunch will be provided. Please help us plan for this event by letting our Membership Secretary, Missie Landry, know that you will be in attendance and how many people you will be brining with you. You can contact her in the church office at or by at mlandry@wesleyumc.com. LIFE SHARE BLOOD DRIVE October 28 Make plans to stop by the LifeShare mobile unit on Sunday, October 28. Your donation can save a life. You may schedule blood drive appointments herehttps:// donor.lifeshare.org/donor/schedules/ drive_schedule/ and forward this link to others to schedule their own appointments. OPEN YOUR HOME We are trying to help an exchange student find a new home. Asli Tazagul is a 17 year old female exchange student from Turkey who has lost her host family and is in need of a family to take her in. Asli has a scholarship from the State Department the funds her $125 a month. Over 600 kids apply for the opportunity to spend a year in the United States, but only 50 are accepted. If you or anyone you know is interested in providing a home for this girl, please contact Missie Landry in the church office, (409) We hope to see you in November.

4 WE NEED YOU! Fall Festival is an annual tradition at Wesley, one that reaches way beyond the walls of our church. This is a time for us to welcome the community in with welcome arms. How have you welcomed someone to Christ lately? Well, Fall Festival is the perfect opportunity. We have lots of ways for you to get involved. 1. CANDY!! Bring an unopened bag of individually wrapped candy for Trunk -or-treat. 2. Trunk-or-Treat!! Volunteer to decorate your car and hand out candy for Trunk-or Treat. 3. Booths! Volunteer to man a booth, it s only 2 hours of your time. Here are the booths that still need volunteers: Food Booth Bounce House Inflatable Basketball 4. Dunkee!! We need a couple of volunteers to be the dunkee s in the dunking booth. 5. Parking!! Help direct traffic and keep everyone safe. Contact Jana Corrick-Oliver ( , or corrickoliver@att.net) or fill out a Volunter Card in Worship.

5 STEWARDSHIP MOMENT Top 5 Reasons to Tithe Throughout the Bible we are taught to give. There are three kinds of giving identified in the Bible: tithes, offerings and alms. Alms are for the poor, offerings are for specific needs (missions, building programs) and the tithe is giving ten percent of our salary to the church. The tithe is the foundation of giving. We give it first, then we give offerings and alms. Here are five reasons why we should tithe faithfully. 5. Tithe because your church needs it. The church does great work and needs your support. Bring the entire ten percent into the storehouse, so there will be food in my house. (Malachi 3:8) 4. Tithe because tithing brings you joy. The knowledge of doing God s will brings peace of mind and joy to your heart. God loves a cheerful giver (II Corinthians 9:7) 3. Tithe because it is God s plan of finance for His kingdom. Ten percent of everything you harvest is holy and belongs to me, whether it grows in your fields or on your fruit trees. (Leviticus 27:30) It not only is holy, it belongs wholly to Him. 2. Tithe because of what God has done for you. He gave His only Son, He saved your soul and He blesses you with possessions. He said, Prove me (Malachi 3:10) and He has proved faithful. 1. Tithe because you love God. You recognize Him as the Eternal One who created the universe and is the only One who knows what is best for you. IN PERSON cash or check in worship ONLINE at wesleyumc.com BY MAIL 3810 N Major Dr Beaumont, TX KIOSK Outside of the worship space

6 HAPPY BIRTHDAY October 19 Aubree Jones Grace Seaman Kara Steward Tom Vernon Jr. October 20 Morgan Ahysen Dustin Feldman Susan Fuller Ian Nacol Dane Roberts October 21 P. D. Behrens Jr. Sandy Edwards Amanda Hatch Carroll McCain Johnny Rice October 22 Nada Andress Sondra Brashear Jasper Brumbaugh Nataly Carbajal Sherrill Coleman Julia Gigliotta Jim Raymond October 23 Mike Boone Alisa Broussard Layne Butcher Paige Marchand Caitlin Rice Victoria Rice Austin Warner October 24 Nancy Crawford Kathye Davis Hanna Leger Clay Parsley Caleb Weeks October 25 Dana Allen Elaine Ashcraft Jude Feldschau Chad Hartman Joyce Owen Karen Parsley Brody Stephens Tanner Sullivan UPCOMING EVENTS OCTOBER 19 PieceMakers Quilting Group (9:00am) 21 Pumpkin Unload (12:00pm) 28 LifeShare Blood Drive (9:00am) 31 Fall Festival (5:30pm-7:30pm) NOVEMBER 1 Bunco (6:30pm) 2 PieceMakers Quilting Group (9:00am) 4 All Saints Sunday 5 Methodist Men s Breakfast (6:30am) 6 Office Volunteer Luncheon (11:30am) 10 Tour de TAC Meeting (4:00pm) 11 Friendly Beasts at Pelican Bay (1:00pm) 13 Marion s Bible Study (1:30pm) 16 PieceMakers Quilting Group (9:00am) 20 Wesley Bookworms (12:30pm) 22 Office Closed for Thanksgiving 23 Office Closed for Thanksgiving 27 Marion s Bible Study (1:30pm) DECEMBER 3 Methodist Men s Breakfast (6:30am) 6 Bunco (6:30pm) 7 PieceMakers Quilting Group (9:00am) 8 Christmas Craft Day (8:00am) 9 Friendly Beasts at Pelican Bay (1:00pm) 11 Wesley Serves at Some Other Place (8:00am) Marion s Bible Study (1:30pm) 18 Wesley Bookworms (12:30pm) 21 PieceMakers Quilting Group (9:00am) 24 Christmas Eve Worship Church office will be closed December 24-January 1 for the Christmas Holidays